Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 3.0Where Hamilton Square earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Hamilton Square itself; outside it, Hamilton Township draws the most (18%, 2 miles). Hamilton Square has 3,965 jobs for 6,290 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hamilton Square, in a few figures
The trip to work from Hamilton Square: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamilton Square workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,770 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hamilton Square
On a workday 5,983 residents head out to work, 307 work right here, and 3,658 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,300 people are in Hamilton Square on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Hamilton Square to work: where people go
Where Hamilton Square clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Hamilton Square, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamilton Square, 2013 → 2023: 3,204 → 3,965. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamilton Square’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Hamilton Square
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Hamilton Square
The biggest share goes to West Windsor Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hamilton Square workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Square | – | — | — | 26 min | $138,162 |
| Mercerville | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Robbinsville Township | 3% | A | A | 36 min | $169,450 |
| Robbinsville Center | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| West Windsor Township | 4% | A | A | 39 min | $197,190 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mercerville and Robbinsville Center: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hamilton Square’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hamilton Square: questions
What is the median household income in Hamilton Square?
$138,162 (±$8,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamilton Square?
2.2%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamilton Square?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hamilton Square work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hamilton Township (18%, 2 mi), Trenton (13%, 6 mi), West Windsor Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamilton Square without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hamilton Square, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamilton Square
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.